Overview
Character Name
Gentlemen
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Featured
Time & Place
Norway, 1800s, Hakon Werle’s house, Hialmar Ekdal’s house
Analysis
The gentlemen are dinner party guests in Act One. While some are referred to by name from other characters, Ibsen lists them by characteristics, such as “Flabby Gentleman” or “Thin-Haired Gentleman.” They represent a leisurely life of wealth, in contrast to Old Ekdal’s
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